好馬不吃回頭草

Chinese
good; well; be fond of horse; surname not; no
 
eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer
 to turn around; to turn one's head
 
grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (好馬不吃回頭草) 好 馬 不 吃 回頭 草
simp. (好马不吃回头草) 好 马 不 吃 回头 草

Etymology

Literally: A good horse does not look back to eat grass.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): hǎo mǎ bù chī huítóu cǎo
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄘㄠˇ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: hǎo mǎ bù chī huítóu cǎo [Phonetic: háomǎbùchīhuítóucǎo]
      • Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄘㄠˇ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hao maa bu chy hweitour tsao
      • IPA (key): /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proverb

好馬不吃回頭草

  1. A smart person does not dwell on past actions.
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